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Thank you for the detailed response. After I posed the question, I found out where to type that in. When I asked for help though - I was offered either this community where you stepped in, or to pay a professional  - and spend ~ $200 for this !:-) 

You may be able to claim them under the Qualifying Relative rules if they meet all the requirements.   To be a Qualifying Relative - 1. The person cannot be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer. A child is not the qualifying child of any other taxpayer if the child's parent (or any other person for whom the child is defined as a qualifying child) is not required to file an income tax return or files an income tax return only to get a refund on income tax withheld. 2. The person either (a) must be related to you or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household. 3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $5,200 (social security does not count) in 2025 4. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year. 5. The person must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S., Canada, or Mexico resident for some part of the year. 6. The person must not file a joint return with their spouse with the following exception - You can claim a person as a dependent who files a joint return if that person and that person’s spouse file the joint return only to claim a refund of income tax withheld or estimated tax paid.

The Form 1040-ES are for you to use if you wish.  They are not required and the IRS does not receive those forms unless you mail them.   To add, change or delete a current year federal tax refund to next year's taxes before you file your tax return - Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business) Click on Other Tax Situations Under Additional Tax Payments On Apply Refund to Next Year, click on the start or update button The amount applied to next years taxes will be shown on Form 1040 Line 36

TWO GLITCHES I CAN NOT GET PAST under the "Wages and Income" header and in the "Retirement Plans and Social Security" section.   The first: I entered my wife's 2025 1099-R pension information from a private company pension.  As I progressed forward, a question arose asking "who did your spouse inherit this IRA from?  Choice was her spouse or someone else."  She did not inherit this pension!  It is a pension from the hospital she worked for and is payed in monthly installments by BNY Mellon Disbursement Agent for the Sparrow Health System A2 as shown on her 1099-R.  The software will not enter a number the accumulated 1099-R section, just gives me a "NEEDS REVIEW".   The second glitch showed up at the end of the "Retirement Plans and Social Security" section when an entry for "CANADIAN PENSION INFORMATION".  I was asked to "Enter the name you want to use to identify this Canadian registered retirement savings plan or registered retirement income fund".  I DO NOT HAVE A CANADIAN PENSION! so am unable to enter a name.  So I clicked on the continue button and it will not let me proceed without the entry of a "nonexistent" name.   CAN YOU HELP ME PLEASE?  RICKS

Sounds like something got stuck. You can try these things:   Log Out Completely: Before doing anything else, click Sign Out in the TurboTax menu. Clear Cache and Cookies: This removes old, "corrupted" data that might be confusing the website. Use an Incognito (Private) Window: This is the most effective "quick fix" because it launches the browser without any saved history or extensions (like AdBlockers) that often interfere with tax forms. Check Pop-up Blockers: TurboTax often opens forms (like the 1099 PDF) or payment windows in a separate pop-up. Look at the right side of your address bar for a small icon with a "red X"—click it and select "Always allow pop-ups from Intuit." Restart the Browser: Close all open windows of your browser entirely and then reopen it.   Most TurboTax errors happen because the browser is trying to use an old "session" from a previous visit. By clearing the cache or using Incognito mode, you force the browser to establish a brand-new, secure connection with the Intuit servers.

Please look at the instructions for Line 16 on page 18 in the Wisconsin Form 1 Instructions.   Note the various limitations, most specifically, You may not claim the school property tax credit if you or your spouse are claiming the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit. Please review the Line 16 instructions, and if you feel that you satisfy all these instructions, come back and tell us.

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Also, if I claim income to offset the 2025 depreciation, that seems like a bad idea.  A: I didn't actually claim any income. B: It would offset the depreciation, but I'm not sure how that would affect other things.  If I put the sale as 5/15/25 which is the real sale date, it shows about $4900 of depreciation for 2025.  Since I'm taking $4,900 of depreciation this year, but also claiming that depreciation immediately back on the sale of my house, isn't that a wash?  I deduct $4,900 from my income, but then I claim it back in the sale.  If I claim income of $4900, it would just add extra income for me...  

No, not on your US return unless you are active-duty military. You may be able to claim it on your final Canadian return if you meet the CRA’s definition of a factual or deemed resident of Canada.  You may view this link for more information about this status.